November 15, 2023 EU Commission proposes Russian diamond ban, tightening of oil price cap The sanctions package also contains import bans on a number of metals.
November 15, 2023 European companies exploring ways to boost rare metal supply China imposed restrictions on exports of the metals used in high-tech electronics from August.
November 14, 2023 Column: Panama copper drama another ESG flash-point for miners How First Quantum’s $10 billion copper mine went from promised economic boom to cause of mass popular unrest is a story peculiar to Panama but one that has a moral…
November 14, 2023 Congo’s copper and cobalt trucks on move as strike ends The drivers stopped shipping the green-energy metals from the mining hub of Kolwezi around the end of October.
November 14, 2023 Recycling can ease critical minerals scarcity, not solve it The global energy transition may be eclipsed by a critical minerals supply-demand imbalance — unless alternatives are found, experts say.
November 14, 2023 China’s booming copper output leaves less space for Codelco Codelco is shipping less of the metal to China after a burst of new domestic capacity in the Asian nation.
November 14, 2023 Glencore ready to spin-off coal unit after sealing Teck buy Glencore will merge Teck’s steelmaking coal business with its own coal assets before spinning off the combined unit.
November 13, 2023 China tightens grip on copper, key to world’s energy transition China is in the midst of a breakneck expansion of its copper industry that’s reshaping global flows of the essential metal for the world’s energy transition.
November 13, 2023 US, Indonesia to explore mineral pact as Biden and Jokowi meet Both sides are expected to announce a joint initiative when Presidents Joe Biden and Joko Widodo meet on Monday.
November 13, 2023 EU agrees mineral supply targets to cut reliance on China The agreed rules set targets for the region to mine 10% of the critical raw materials it consumes, such as lithium, and for the first time copper and nickel.
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